Hand corn-planter



UNTTTLD STATES PATENT Ormes.,

FRANK. A. VESTBROOK, OF PORT JERVIS, NEV YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 294,709, dated March 4,v1884. Application filed March 2Q, 1883. (No model.) y

` To all w/wm/ it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK A. WEsri3Rooi, of Port Jervis, in the countyof Orange and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hand Corn-Planters; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable otheils skilled in the art to which 'rt pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this speciiication.

My invention relates to an improvement in hand corn-planters; and itconsists in the ar rangement and combination of parts, which will bemore fully described hereinafter, whereby a light, cheap, and effectiveplanter is produced.

Figure l is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view.Figs. 3, 4,5, and 6 are detail views.

A represents the side piece, to the top of which the handle B issecured, and to which the sheet-metal seed-box C is fastened, in theusual manner.' This seed-box is divided vertically by means of apartition, sol that the corn and pumpkin-seed can be kept separate.Through the bottom of this seed-box works the slide F, and which has thespring G bearing against one of its ends, for the purpose of forcing theslide back into position after 'it has been moved by the operatingmechanism. This slide is provided with two seed-holes,

and in order to regulate the number of seed to each hole each one isprovided with a suit-- able metallic slide, in the usual manner. The

` lower end of the slide F bears against the metallio extension II,which extends upward from the wooden lever I, which is pivoted inbetween the sheet-metal guiding-pieces J, which are secured to the lowerend of 'the piece A.

In the bottom of the seed-box is arranged thebrush L, which is securedto a piece of wood or rubber, M, which allows the brush to yieldsufficiently to prevent its being injured in any way by the surplusgrains which 'project through the seed-holes in the side. This brushmoves back into position as soon as it is free to do so, and hencejisalways ready for use without the slightest danger of being broken orinjured.

In order to form the bearing for the slide, and thus cause it to alwaysmove evenly and true, there is a triangular block, N, secured to theinner side of the piece A, and upon the top of which the under side ofthe slide bears. Also, secured to the inner side of the post A, and justabove the triangular-block, is a block, I, of hard wood, which bearsdown upon the top of the slide, and thus it will be seen that th`e slideis inovably held between these two blocks. Also, secured to the outerside of the piece A is a suitable metallic plate, O, which can be movedso 'as to bear tightly against the under side .of the slide, and thusprevent the slightest play as it moves back and forth. Secured to theside of the seed-box at the opposite end of the slide are thetriangular-shaped plates l?, which bear against the top and bottonisides of the slide, and also act as guides and bearings for the slide.The lever I has secured to it the two side pieces J, which pieces arepivoted to the lower end of the side piece A. From, the lower end of theside A and. the lower end of the lever I extend the two jaws S, whichare made to open and close in the usual manner. Secured to this jaw I ator near its center are the two rods T, which form the braces andsupports of the operating ground-plate U, which is intended to bear uponthe ground and force the lever I inward, so as to operate theseed-slide. vThis groundplate is further braced rigidly in place bymeans of the rods T', which are united to-` gether and prevented fromspreading by the -tie-rod WV. When the jaws are forced into the groundandl the planter is moved toward the ground-plate, the lever I inovesthe seed-slide, and then, when the pressure upon the groundplate isremoved, the spring which returns the slide toposition moves the lever Iback into place and closes the jaws.

Pvoted upon 'op-- posite edges of the side A are the two metallic rodsor levers X, which have their lower ends fastened to the cranks Y, whichare connected to the covering device Z. The covering device preferablyhas its arms made of coiled springs, as here shown, so as to prevent thedevice from being broken. Vhen the lever'I is movedby the ground-plate,the levers connected to the cranks remain stationary, or nearlyso,/while the movement of the lever I causes li oo the cranks to bedepressed in such a manner as to force the covering-plate downwardtoward the jaws While they are open, so as to force the ground tightlyaround the grain which has just been dropped. As soon as the lever I isforced bael; into position, its movement causes the covering` device toriseupward into a horizontal position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim I. In a hand corn-leilanter,the combination of the seed-slide and the spring for returning it toplace with the tivo blocks I/ X, which are secured to the side of thepiece A, and between Which the slide moves7 substantially as shown.

the pivoted lever I, ground-plate U, rods'llfl, i levers X, cranks Y,and covering device, suh- 1 stantially as described.

presence of tivo `witnesses.

FRANK A.. WEET ROOK W itnesses:

R. ED. Sorrormrn,

E. H. MONDON.

2. The combination, in a hand-planter, of

3. In a hand corirplan'ter, the combination 2o In testimonywvhereol' Iallix my signature in 2 5

